Hog-hanger.



To whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY E. GARLOCK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Stockton, in the county of Muscatine, State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hog-Hangers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,

clear, and exact'description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same- Ti invention has relation to a new and useful improvement in hog hangers, the object of the invention being, to provide a simple hanger having suspending hooks and con nected meat hooks, arran ed so that carcases may be convenientdy and properly suspended, for display purposes or while dressi g or cutting the same.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 shows a side view of a hanger embodying my mven mn and partly in section.

Fig. 2 is a top w w also partly in section.

Fig. 3 is an end View, and Fig. 4, a detailed perspective view of one of the combination hooks, as used in my invention.

The purposes of this invention are, to provide s hanger so constructed, that the same may be adjusted lengthwise, to receive in a suspended form the carcasses of pigs and hogsthough the same-may of course also be used. in sus )ended sheep, cal es and the like.

In carrying out the aim of my invention, I provide a tubular member 5, of a suitable size and length, which near eachend is perforated. these perforations being threaded to receive the set screws 6, 6, as clearly shown in Fig. 1. Slidably held within this tubular r 5 are the two similar bars 9, 9, these bars being provided with the )erforations 7 ads .d to receive the end of the set screw 6 itively hold the member within the kg. As shown in Fig. 1 two such slidahl r held bars are employed. Secured within esch of these slidably held bars is a suspending member comprising a combination meat book and suspending hook. This susmember embraces a tang 10 which is LE he form of a single piece of preferably etal continued and bent upon itself, as is nown at 12, to form the meat suspending track, this hook being angled slightly up- Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed March 27, 1908. Serial No. 423,597.

v UNITED STA ES PATENT oFnroE; J

HOG-HANGER.

Patented Aug. 4, 1908.

. ward as shown, and'then being continued at right angles and recurved to form the suspending hook 12, as clearly shown in Fig. 3.

The tan of this combination hook is securel driven into one end of the bar 9, it being un-. derstood that there are two bars and suspending hooks used.

By this means I provide a meat hanger of the class described so constructed that the hanger will be held against any tipping movement so that the carcass may be dressed or cut in two without danger of the carcass dropping off of the hanger. This construction method provides a hanger by means of which porkers of a very small size can be properly suspended, while the adjusting means at the same time permit the hanger being drawn out and secured to meet the conditions as they exist when a full size hog is to be suspended. The sus )cnding hook it will be noticed is immediately adjacent the car- 'cass supporting hook 12 so that absolutely no strain is placed upon the housing 5. This device forms a neat, light and sim )1 constructed hanger arranged to meet all conditions to which such a device is subjected.

And havin thus desc'ribed my said invention, what I c aim as new and desire to secure by U. S. Letters Patent is 1. A device of the class described comprising a tubular housing, two bars slidably engaging said housing and projecting from its ends, set screws operating through said housing and engaging said bars, a hook extending from the end of each bar and substantially in longitudinal alinement therewith, and a suspension element extending vertically from each of said hooks.

2. In a device of the class described, a tuheld members within said tube, and a comb1- and meat hook secured to 

